The Latest Research From Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
November 17, 2009

CLIMATE FINANCE
Harvard Project on International Climate Agreements

The finance of climate mitigation and adaptation in developing countries represents a key challenge in the negotiations on a post-2012 international climate agreement. The current state of climate finance has been criticized for its insufficient scale, relatively low share of private-sector investment, and insufficient institutional framework. This Harvard Project policy brief presents options for improving and expanding climate finance.

More: http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/publication/19676

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INSTITUTIONS FOR ENERGY INNOVATION: A TRANSFORMATIONAL CHALLENGE
Science, Technology, and Public Policy program

By Venkatesh "Venky" Narayanamurti, Laura Diaz Anadon, and Ambuj Sagar

The technology-led transformation of the U.S. energy system that the administration is seeking is unlikely to succeed without a transformation of energy innovation institutions and of the way in which policymakers think about their design, according to scholars with the Belfer Center's Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group. They set out principles for a much-needed conversation among analysts, managers, scientists, and policymakers on how to enhance the effectiveness of these institutions.

More: http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/publication/19572